Thursday, December 13, 2007

Introducing...

I've decided to set up a blog just for the What's in a Name? Challenge. I didn't know that so many people would sign up, so I decided to create a separate blog for challenge info.

I listed all of the participants on the sidebar. Please check to make sure I didn't miss you, or tell me if I got your name wrong! Please check back often to read about contests and things like that. I will be setting up a separate post for each category so you can link up your reviews!

Below is the original post from my blog stating the guidelines for the challenge:

Up for a challenge?

I hope you answered "yes!" and that you'll join me in my reading challenge! I've been wanting to host a reading challenge for a while now, and finally decided to just take the plunge. Be patient with me though, since I've never done this before, o.k.?

This is a challenge that anyone can join, no matter what types of books they like to read. You should be able to find books from any genre that will work.

I'm sorry I don't have a banner for the challenge. I just don't know how to make one. Update: Thanks to Court, we now have a couple of buttons to choose from. They're wonderful! Thank you, Court!

Update:Angela has also created some great buttons you might like. Find them at her icon journal. Thanks, Angela!

"What's In A Name?" Reading Challenge

Dates: January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008

The Challenge: Choose one book from each of the following categories.

1. A book with a color in its title. Examples might include: The Amber Spyglass, The Red Pony, Blue Blood

2. A book with an animal in its title. Examples might include: The Hound of the Baskervilles, To Kill a Mockingbird, Julie of the Wolves

3. A book with a first name in its title. Examples might include: Jane Eyre, the Harry Potter books, Anne of Green Gables

4. A book with a place in its title. Examples might include: From Russia with Love, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Out of Africa

5. A book with a weather event in its title. Examples might include: The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Red Storm Rising, Tornado Alley

6. A book with a plant in its title. Examples might include: Where the Red Fern Grows, The Name of the Rose, Flowers for Algernon

--You may overlap books with other challenges, but please don't use the same book for more than one category. (For example, you can use The Red Pony for either a "color" book or an "animal" book, but not for both.)

Prizes: Yes. There will be some small prizes (unless someone can convince my parents to raise my allowance!) awarded throughout the challenge, and a larger grand prize at the end. More details about this later.

To join in, simply leave a comment on this post with a link your list. I will post a list of participants here as they sign up.

Once the challenge has begun, I'll make a new post where I will link up everyone's reviews.

See, isn't this easy? Just six books in one year!

Have I left anything out? If so, please feel free to ask!Answers to questions:1. You don't need a blog to participate. Just put your list in the comments, and I'll post it here.2. Feel free to change your list throughout the year, if something new pops up that fits the category.

What’s in a Name Challenge list:Book w/a color in the title: Perma Red* - Debra Earling Book w/an animal in the title: Wizard of the Crow Ngugi Wa'Thiong'O Book w/a first name in the title: Anna of the Five Towns* - Arnold BennettBook w/a place in the title: Motherless Brooklyn* - Jonathan LethamBook w/weather in the title: The Cloud Atlas* – David MitchellBook w/a plant in the title: Rose of No Man’s Land* - Michelle Tea

What a fun idea! Would you mind terribly if I hosted a French counterpart of this challenge on my blog? That would be neat, and of course I would give you full credit, but I understand if you'd prefer to keep the exclusivity! ;-)You may answer here or on my blog, at your convenience!

Hi! I'm kind of a lurker, and I'm trying to start a book blog (more like personal record) of my own. I found your challenge, and I'd love to join. My list is here: http://1year100books.livejournal.com/2996.html

Annie,I've had the most fun choosing books for this challenge. I decided that in addition to your "rules" I would add another and select only books that are already on my shelves that I've been meaning to read. Now I will, thanks to you. Here's my list:Color: The Blue Flower, Penelope FitzgeraldAnimal: Memed, My Hawk, Yashar KamalName: Antigone, SophoclesPlace: Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Joan DidionWeather: Silent Spring, Rachel CarsonPlant: Seeds of Change, Henry HobhouseThanks again,Mary

Hi Annie,I just posted my book-list in my blog and would like to participate to this challange. I hope it's not too late. Here's my list:http://coconblanc.blogspot.com/2008/01/reading-challange-whats-in-name.html